“I`m playing Bluegrass this night, partly to get my jollies, but also to celebrate the life and influence of Bill Wells: a good friend and mentor. Bill`s birthday would be Wednesday the 19th, were he still with us.” Chris Lawther

I wanted to have Tom Coolidge open the festival this year instead of his traditional Saturday afternoon set. Tom is a very “organized” man and a good influence on me. I can always use a bit more structure as long as there is no strictness. Tom and I have sort of built a traditions […]

This week, Woodshed Archive is pleased to welcome The Diamonds in the Rough, a group of seasoned artists led by Debra Watkins offering a unique blend of alternative acoustic bluegrass, old blues, old folk, gospel, old country, public domain, civil war songs, and originals. These talented musicians are all well-known musicians at all the regular […]